is my P3 too hot?

[polar]

i have a non-OCed coppermine 700(1.65v) installed on CUSL2, with retail box HSF (sanyo denki, 1.21c/w), and latest bios update (v1003).
the cpu temperature shows 46C in bios, 38C when idle(11% of cpu usage), and 48C on full load(running prime95). but the heat sink doesn't feel so hot when i touch it.
the system temperature stays between 31-33C, and the heat sink on the chipset do feel very hot.
i'm wondering if i installed HSF propertly or its just normal. besides, if i remove the HSF and reinstall it, will the thermal pad fall off and i have to put some grease on?

thx

 

[Mikewarrior2]

No, it isn't too hot...

A stock 700E@1.65V puts out around 18.5W, and those temps are fine.

If you want, i'd work on case cooling(maybe use 1 intake and 1 exhaust fan) if you plan on overclocking a bit... If not, your temps are completely acceptable.


Mike

 

[bacillus]

48C on full load with retail h/sink/fan is well within specs so I wouldn't worry.A better HSF should lower temperatures even futher! your idle temperature seems a little up but this could be because of above normal ambient case temperature.
11% cpu usage at idle seems high, what's running in the background?

 

[polar]

thanks guys.

i'm planning to put a intake fan at front, but my case doesn't have place for a fan at the back, would a exhaust blower taking place of a pci slot work (i doubt since its lower than cpu)?

i think the temp of 0% cpu usage is about 35C.
(11% is probably caused by icq, antivirus, crashgaurd, sys-moniter, and probe...)

any suggestion for a good FC-PGA perfermance/price HSF?

 

[polar]

BTW, i tried 933@1.75v once, i think the full load temp was about 52-55C.

 

[MulLa]

I do have a non-OCed P3-733 running up to 49C with full load on a 35C day. Well it is summer down here in Australia. I have heard somewhere that damage on P3s don't set in until above 80C or so.